Size-structured cannibalism between top predators promotes the survival of intermediate predators in an intraguild predation system

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 636-646

  Crumrine, Patrick W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anax junius; Cannibalism; Community structure; Food webs; Intraguild predation; Multiple predators; Odonata; Size structure

Indexed keywords

ANAX JUNIUS; ANIMALIA; ISCHNURA VERTICALIS; ODONATA; PACHYDIPLAX LONGIPENNIS;

EID: 80051474363     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-006.1     Document Type: Article

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